Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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brýde láste

(n.; adv.)
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with conjugal footstep, Cd. 129; Th. 164, 16; Gen. 2715

cyric-mangung

(n.)

church-mongering, simony

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Eth. vi. 15; Wilk. 121, 19

Linked entry: mangung

drinc-wérig

(adj.)
Grammar
drinc-wérig, adj.

Drink weary, satisfied with drinking ⬩ potu defessus, temŭlentus

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Drink weary, satisfied with drinking; potu defessus, temŭlentus, Cot. 124

for-spyllan

(v.)

to lose

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to lose Wyle forspyllan will lose, Mt. Bos. 16, 25

fyrhþ-gleáw

(adj.)
Grammar
fyrhþ-gleáw, adj.

Wise-minded ⬩ prudent ⬩ prūdens ⬩ săpiens

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Wise-minded, prudent; prūdens, săpiens, Elen. Kmbl. 1758; El. 881

ge-fystlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fystlian, pp. -lad

To beat with the fists ⬩ buffet ⬩ pugnis impetere

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To beat with the fists, buffet; pugnis impetere, Scint. 2

lind-weorud

(n.)
Grammar
lind-weorud, es; n.
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A band armed with shields, Elen. Kmbl. 283; El. 142

plúm-slá

(n.)
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a sloe, wild plum; pruniculus, Wrt. Voc. i. 33, 28

Linked entry: slá

sunn-bryne

(n.)
Grammar
sunn-bryne, es; m.
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-Wiþ sunbryne, Lchdm. ii. 324, 16: 300, 30

súþaneástan-wind

(n.)
Grammar
súþaneástan-wind, es; m.
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A south-east wind; euroafricus, Wrt. Voc. i. 36, 14

súþanwestan-wind

(n.)
Grammar
súþanwestan-wind, es; m.
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A south-west wind; africus, Wrt. Voc. i. 36, 15

un-gewítnigendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gewítnigendlíce, adv.

With impunity ⬩ impune

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With impunity; impune, Ælfc. Gr. 38 Zup. 233, 6 note

wudu-ounelle

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-ounelle, an; f.

Wild thyme

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Wild thyme Wuducunille, Lchdm. ii. 96, 22. Wuducunellan, 320, 14

wudu-gát

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-gát, e ; f.

A wild goat

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A wild goat Wudugáte geallan, Lchdm. i. 348, 13, 18

Linked entries: gát wudu-bucca

á-bláwness

(n.)
Grammar
á-bláwness, e; f.
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Upblowing, inflation Wiþ ábláunesse ðæs innoþes, Lch. ii. 170, 21

be-crafian

(v.)
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[Ðis maiden wile ic bicrauen], Gen. a. Ex. 1388. Add:

eástan-wind

(n.)
Grammar
eástan-wind, es; m.
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An east wind Eástenwind subsolanus, Wrt. Voc. i. 36, 12

fǽr-cóþu

(n.)
Grammar
fǽr-cóþu, fǽr-coþu, e; f.

Apoplexy

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Wiþ fǽrcoþe, Lch. ii. 276, 10: 170, 16. Substitute:

for-cilled

(adj.)
Grammar
for-cilled, adj. (ptcpl.)

Chilled

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Chilled Wiþ forcillede wunda, Lch. i. 310, 15: 66, 5

Linked entry: cílian

for-togennes

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Wiþ fortogenysse, Lch. i. 370, 1. Fortogonysse, 368, 3. Add

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